Combined ruler and book holder



April 6, 1926. v Lawns W. C. CORTELYOU COMBINED RULER AND BOOK HOLDER Filed Nov. 8. 1924 4 Zfiilz'aznfi fioidei am 5 ENTCIF: w| NESSES f 7- 5 BY ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 6, 1926.

UNIT DFS AIT-ES WILLIAM c. CORTELYOU, or oBLoNG, ILLINOIS.

Application filed November To all whom it mag concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM G. CoRTn you, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oblong, in the county of Crawford and State of Illinois, have invented new and signed primarily for advertising purposes,

and which maybe manufactured at a small expense for banks, or other corporations, or mercantile establishments, to be given away to their friends and prospective customers. invention and the manner in which it may be used will be more particularly explained in the following description, which is to be read in connection with the accompanying drawing, illustrating the invention in its preferred form.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the invention as used for holding an open .book.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the invention removed from the book.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof,

Figure ,4- is a detail plan view of one end of the invention;

The invention comprises a relatively broad, flat strip 5, of suitable material, having graduations 6 inscribed on its front face, and a superposed comparatively narrow strip 7'. The strips and 7 are connected only at their ends by eyelets 8 or similar fastening means, one of the strips,

' overhanging the sides of the slot. The strip 7 is flexible, so vthatit may be opened up to receive the openbook 11, the eyelets 8, when the device is so used, engaging the outer ends of the'slots 9. Thestrip 5 being wider than the strip 7, offers more resistance The specific construction' of the COMBINED RULER ANDBOOK HOLDER.

s, 1924. Serial No. 748,707.

against flexure than the strip 5, even though it is made from the same material. When the strip 7 has been flexed, its outer face adjacent the slots 9 engages the under sides of the flanges 10 with considerable friction, l

preventing relative longitudinal movement, and the strip 5, which remains comparatively straight, acts as a brace to hold the book open.

from inexpensive material, such as bristol board, or, preferably, vulcanized 'fiber, so that the entir'e device may be cheaply manufactured and given away for, the purpose of advertising. One or both faces may be inscribed with suitableadvertising matter,

as indicated at 12. The strip 5 may be used as a ruler, and the device as'a whole may be used to hold an open book, as shown in Figure 1, or may be used for holding loosesheets of paper in a similar manner, the.

device 'when so used being preferably arranged with the strip 7 uppermost. Being flexible the device may be used for measurpreferred embodiment of the invention, it

will" be'understood that various modifica tions' may be made in form and material, of the without departing from the scope invention as claimed.

hat is claimedis: e

1. In a device of the characterdescribed,

Both of thestrips 5 and 7 maybe made 3 the combination ofa relatively .broad, fiat flexible strip of non-stretchable material, constituting a ruler, a flat relatively nare row. strip of similar material superposed thereon and having longitudinal slots near its ends, and eyelets'secured in the firstmentioned strip and projecting through said slots and terminating in heads overhanging the slots. p

2. In a device of the character described,

the combination of two normally Straight superposed fiat strips offiexible non-stretch able material, fastening means passing transversely through and connectlng the ends of the strips, one of the strips having longitudinal slots for receiving the fastening means, the slotted strip being capable of being flexed outwardly from the other strip until the outer ends of the slots engage the fastening means, said fastening means having heads frictionally engaging the outer v face of the slotted strip to prevent longitudinal movement of the latter When flexed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature.

WILLIAM G. CORTELYOU. 

